Punching the Monkey

Glasgow 1988 A lazy drizzle fell from the leaden Glasgow sky as Malky Quinn made his way along the Gallowgate. Even four hours before the match, he could see Celtic fans dotted here and here on street corners waiting for the pubs to open. He turned onto Sword Street and headed up the stairs of the first close he came too. The top floor flat was the home of Joe McGee and they had been friends since their school days at St Mary’s...